ENTEBBE, Uganda (Reuters) - Better living standards for
poor local communities helps to avoid human-animal conflicts
and is the best way to protect Africa's endangered Great Apes,
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said on Monday.

Primate expert Jane Goodall and 18 other researchers sent a letter to federal officials urging them to oppose an Atlanta research center's proposal to do AIDS-related research on sooty mangabey monkeys.

By Evelyn Leopold UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Actor Michael Douglas called on
the United States and others to show leadership on disarmament
while author Elie Wiesel said the United Nations should exhibit
more imagination during times of crisis.

By Evelyn Leopold UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Actor Michael Douglas called on
the United States and others to show leadership on disarmament
while author Elie Wiesel said the United Nations should exhibit
more imagination during times of crisis.

The eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii), a subspecies of the common chimpanzee, is a primate that can be found in Africa. Its range includes Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It prefers to reside in trees, but it can also be seen on the ground.
Adult eastern chimpanzees can reach an average weight between 88 and 143 pounds, with males reaching an average height of 63 inches and females reaching a height...

Primatology is the study of primates that focuses on their behaviors and possible evolution. Those who practice this science, known as primatologists, focus on primates in the wild and in laboratory settings. There are many different sub-divisions of primatology that differ based on methodology and theory, but the two major branches are Western primatology and Japanese primatology. There share basic principles, but differ culturally and in many other regards.
Western primatology originated...

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